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Part 6: Claymore Alley

Part 6: Claymore Alley

"Claymore Alley" is a paper I wrote years ago about my first combat experience in Vietnam, a case of "friendly fire." . It turned out to be a cathartic experience.

Lest We Forget

A History of How the U.S. Got Involved in Vietnam Preface. 3 Author’s Note. 5 Introduction.. 6 Indochina. 8 Enter: The French.. 9 Ho Chi Minh.. 10 The Japanese Occupation.. 11 France and the Vietminh.. 13 The War with the...

Claymore Alley

Date: 1986. Dedicated to the memory of all the men who were, for a short time, my brothers on Pr’Line[1] Mountain: To Starky, who would go home dazed, confused, and destined for the hospital. To Ron Kressman, whose triumphant...